Review: THE PLAY THAT WENT WRONG at The White Theatre
by Alan Portner - Mar 16, 2026
Producing The Play That Goes Wrong at a community-theater level is an act of courage. And the Silver Star with two oak leaf enhancements goes to the White Theatre inside the Jewish Community Center in Overland Park. Seldom before have I seen such an active sold-out crowd in this venue who evidently got exactly what they were looking for with this wacky production.
LEOPOLDSTADT Will Come to the Main Street Theater
by Stephi Wild - Mar 10, 2026
Main Street Theater will continue its 50th Season with its 20th Tom Stoppard production, the late playwright’s last play, Leopoldstadt. Learn more about the show here!
Broward to Launch New Jewish Film Festival in March
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 16, 2026
The David Posnack Jewish Community Center and Jewish Federation of Broward County will launch the inaugural Broward Jewish Film Festival in March 2026. Screenings will take place at Savor Cinema and the DPJCC.
Review: STORIES FROM THE BRINK! at Theater J
by Roger Catlin - Feb 4, 2026
It was a harrowing winter storm that blocked streets, closed schools and generally paralyzed the city for days. But it wasn’t quite bad enough to qualify as one of the 'festive near-death adventures' that comprise Iris Bahr’s “Stories from the Brink!” though it certainly affected its run.
Review: RENT at White Theatre At The J
by Alan Portner - Feb 3, 2026
A new production of Jonathan Larson’s 1996 Pulitzer Prize Winner RENT, itself a re-interpretation of Puccini’s “La Boheme,” arrives like a time capsule that refuses to stay shut as a first ever co-production of the White Theatre (inside the Jewish Community Center) and Kansas City’s venerable Melting Pot Theatre. Picture a time, not so long ago, when a diagnosis of HIV was a sentence of death.
Review: HELLO DOLLY! at The White Theatre
by Alan Portner - Nov 4, 2025
“Hello, Dolly!” is a crown jewel of American Musical Theatre. “Dolly” is a jubilant blend of romantic comedy, brassy optimism, and showstopping choreography.
Opening night for the White Theatre production of “Dolly” was so surprising and memorable that it earned itself a five-star rating from this reviewer and from its audience writ large.